By Sam Toia ncluido What do celebrity chef José Andrés and Andrew Carnegie have in common? They’re both immigrants who built American empires. Andrés is famous for his appearances on Top Chef and his successful group of restaurants…

By Raquel Aldana The Conversation President Donald Trump has embraced the rhetoric of “chain migration” to spread the message that the United States is legally letting in too many of the wrong kind of immigrant. That term, however, distorts…

By Wayne Cornelius The Conversation President Donald Trump has asked Congress to do what former President Barack Obama and his Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program could not: Provide permanent protection from deportation for more than one million…

LatinaLista — It’s long been argued that immigrants do the jobs many Americans don’t want to do. There’s no sector of the US economy where that’s more true than in the direct care industry — but with a special…

LatinaLista — Every 60 seconds, 20 people leave their homes, belongings and communities behind to escape persecution, violence or war. They are known in the global community as refugees. A day doesn’t go by that there’s not a news…

By Kelly Lytle Hernandez The Conversation It was not always a crime to enter the United States without authorization. In fact, for most of American history, immigrants could enter the United States without official permission and not fear criminal…

By Daniel H. Muñoz LatinaLista On Jan. 25, five days after taking the oath of office, President Donald Trump issued executive order; “Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States.” The order expanded the list of deportation…

By Cheryl Aguilar LatinaLista Many in our immigrant community are feeling stressed, fearful, anxious about raids and deportations. The emotional reaction we are seeing is a normal reaction in the face of a threat and more common than often…

By Angie Hunt Futurity In a growing number of immigrant families in the US, parents and their teenage children don’t speak the same language fluently. New research suggests this language barrier can have negative consequences for adolescent self-control and…

LatinaLista — Perhaps of all the countries in the world, the United States owes its evolution to what it is today to immigrants. At some point in the history of every non-Native family, there can be uncovered proof that…

By Nancy Landa LatinaLista Day after day, for more than 20 years, a generous group of women in Veracruz, Mexico give food to Central American migrants who travel atop the freight train, known as “La Bestia”, bound to…

LatinaLista — One of the cushiest government contractor jobs is those who receive federal funds for operating immigrant detention centers. Working with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, these facilities are virtually guaranteed an uninterrupted flow of federal monies for…

Cronkite News Online The Mexican Consulate in Phoenix offers free flu shots and a growing number of health services to immigrants and others in need. “When we are talking about health there are no borders,” said Rodrigo Navarro García,…

By Obed Manuel Latina Lista Protestors from around Dallas and different Texas cities marched through the streets of downtown Dallas waving U.S. flags and chanting “Dump the Trump!” Monday afternoon. The wave of red, white and blue noisily moved…

By Dominic Gwinn EXTRA! In an effort to create a more immigrant friendly city, Chicago Aldermen Carlos Rosa, Susan Sadlowski Garza and Ricardo Munoz announced Tuesday that they have begun working on a comprehensive immigration plan for some…

By Joey Gomez Rio Grande Guardian WESLACO, Rio Grande Valley – It’s not up to Texas to discriminate against immigrants and their children. That’s the message from attorneys for Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid, Inc. and the Texas Civil…

By Sanam Malik and Philip E. Wolgin Center for American Progress This June marks the second annual Immigrant Heritage Month, when Americans celebrate their immigrant roots and tell their families’ stories of sacrifice and contribution. Woven together, these stories…

By Sharita Gruberg LatinaLista The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, or DHS, has taken commendable steps to improve the immigration detention system, including an automated tool to improve transparency and uniformity in detention-custody decisions and recent guidance on prosecutorial…

LatinaLista — Campaign: Mom filled out the wrong form: Facing deportation Connie Fitzpatrick’s family came to the US in 2001 legally. Her mom is a U.S. Permanent Resident. Her sisters and her are U.S. Citizens. They are active members…

By Whitney Palmeter El Nuevo Tennessean Every Thursday evening at Cherokee United Methodist Church in Johnson City, Tenn., an exchange takes place as different tongues learn to speak in one common language. Leading this conversation is Dr. Rosalind Gann,…

The Venture Scores of immigrants across the country have lost their insurance coverage obtained through the Affordable Care Act after failure to meet a federally imposed September 5th deadline to verify their immigration status. Obamacare and immigration advocates scrambled…

By Pablo J. Sáinz La Prensa San Diego A group of women and children on a mission to create awareness on immigration issues from California’s Central Valley to the border was greeted and welcome by some 100 people in…